From Aryabhata’s concept of zero and Euclid’s geometryto the principles that later powered modern computer science, mathematics has been shaped by thinkers across eras. This particular list focuses on ...

The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to everyone.

Mathematics is traditionally a solitary science. In 1986 Andrew Wiles withdrew to his study for seven years to prove Fermat’s theorem. The resulting proofs are often difficult for colleagues to ...

“If you are a mathematician,” one of the world’s leading mathematicians recently wrote, “you may want to make sure you are sitting down before reading further.” And you’ll definitely need to sit down ...

Professor Terence Tao of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is widely regarded as the ‘greatest living mathematician.’ Appointed as UCLA’s youngest-ever full professor at 25, he solved ...

This page provides an overview of the remarkable work of Scott W. Williams, PhD, Emeritus Professor, UB Mathematics. Dr. Williams joined our faculty in 1971, as Assistant Professor of Mathematics. In ...

For thousands of years, mathematicians avoided the concept of infinity. Then, in 1874, Georg Cantor published a four-page paper that changed mathematics forever. Hidden inside was a shocking claim: ...